Table 1. Clinical features of enrolled patients.

Number of patients	61
Median age	74 years (range: 30-92)
Sex	M 71% F 29%
Updated (2008) WHO classification Mufti GJ, et al. Haematologica. 2008.	RA: 12% RARS: 15% RCMD: 33% RAEB 1-2: 21% 5q-: 3% MMCL: 12% n/a: 4%
Updated (2016) WHO classification Arber DA., et al. Blood. 2016.	MDS-SLD: 31% MDS-MLD: 8% MDS-RS-SLD: 13% MDS-RS-MLD: 2% MDS-EB 1-2: 28% MDS with isolated del(5q-): 3% MMCL: 12% n/a: 3%
Hb value [g/dL]	Median 11.2 (range 6.3-15.3)
Neutrophils level [x109/L]	Median 2 (range 4.1-87)
Platelets level [x109/L]	Median 100.5 (range 6-656)
Erythopoietin level [mU/mL]	Median 57 (range 23.4-137)
Reticulocytes level [x109/L] Reticulocytes %	Median 56.279 (range 35.34-74.13) Median 1.4 (range 0.21-3.9)
Ferritin level [ng/mL]	Median 239.5 (range 60-2065)
Blast (%)	Median 5 (range 0-23)